The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-30
GORDON, OF GEORGIA.
ON THE OHIO STUMP oBLITERATING
SECTIoNALISM.
His View of the Macon Demonstration
The Absolute Loyalty of the South
The Old Scores Entirely settled-Patri-
otto Utterances.


last night, Governor Gordon, OF Georgia,
alluded TO the reception OF Jefferson Davis,
at Macon, rs follows
at is charged that we cheered jeff
Davis. Does that mean going to war again?
Let us reason. Suppose we did'nt Sup
pose We turned our back on this pale-faced,
broken down old man. What did he do
that / hadn't done? don't think shot
everybody, but | tried pretty hard. You
might ask me TO turn cold shoulder on
the wife OF my bosom She went with me
70 the front. She followed me 10 camp,
shared my dangers, and at times in the
dangers OF the battle, and under proyi-
dencc | owe TO her tender nursing that
my life wis spared me. Why should
hate her? II we should turn
our backs on that man, refuse
him our sympathies, we would
merit the scorn Of every brave man in this
audience, and you would feel an absolute
contempt for us. When jeff Davis left
the United States Senate he left Il ripe with
regret and full OF political honors. For
our sakcs he became poor and dcbarrcd
forever from political honors in his own
country. lie fingers today with broken
health and scarcely place TO lay his head
dragging after him the wounded limbs
with increasing suffering that followed him
from Bucna Vista. What would YOU think
oil me ii said Go hence have no more
use for your | am not going TO do il. |
would have contempt for Gen. Merton
(who sat on the stlge) II he went back on
that grand old name, Abraham Lincoln.
Put yourself in the other fellows place.
at WIS my fortune q lew week ago. at
Philadelphia. TO take part in the celebration
OF the adoption Of the constitution, aud
when Georgia had taken her part | WIS
proud ~ ! stood in the streets Ia scc the
shattered remnants Of the Union army
bearing the shattered remnants Of the old
ilags, and, rs they were viewed 10y that De-
tobcr light amid the shouts Of 10000
throats, | felt the thrill that knew was
pulsing IN the veins ui strong, grand men,
the remnants OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic. Why shouldn't II They
were consecraied 10 cause which
10 those who gathered around
them WIS holy as honor and truth. |
would have no home or liberty II those
men did not love their old flags ~. We,
too, love ours. Let M get out Of the uni
vene when hatred Of the south is called
loyalty 10 the north. am going 10 show
you that our children should love their
Hays A man is better who has the nerve
10 do justice, whatever Il costs. Was there
.nyhonorin carrying lhosr old ilags? They,
too, were woven by the patriotic hands Of
southern women. They wce delivered Ia
husbandsand brothers, consccrated by tcans
and prayers. Some were rent with bullets,
blackcncd with gun powder and Redeemed
with the blood Of the brave. Don't We
build monuments 30 the Confederate dead?
Why, Gen. Grant, the grraies, general Of
tho Union army, said he was willing to
share in the dedication Of n monument m
the Confederate dead. There isn't good
sense in II, and the man who tries 10 stir
your passions doesn't deserve your votes.
You sc in some Of your papers
column after column about rebel ilags.
This il the truth. | wis there.
Where were in all that great central city Of
Macon q dozen Confederate flags and
10000 oi the stars and stripes, aud yet
some people are ~ color blind that they
could not see anything but the rebel flags
aud vet the very carriage that bore Jcil
Davis and the horses that drew him, were
literally covered with Union tags. The
very house that he WIS in was covered
with them ~ to almost blind him. Some
speechcs were male. 4 lcadJrwns chosen
10 present q mcmcntp Of affection Ia his
wife. and the great climax was that the
Union was rchabiliialcd hrmcr thlneycr.'
pptriotIe Vtteranrr.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Oct. ga heavy
storm oi rain broke upon the city with
Gen. Gordon, which intcricrrd with the
arrlngrments. The Democratic managers
had made preparations TO give him a
hearty reception. but notwithstanding the
incleincnt weather. large audience
greete,l him. The general, upon being
introduced. referred to the charge Of his
being kuklux, made 10y the Republican
pres. aud denied Il fully, asserting that ho
neycrai any time iollowingthe war belonged
10 an organization except ono formed
for the maintenance " law and order, aud
that he had not at any time been q mem
her Of any secret society. lie then spoke
OF the charges Of scnsimcntlflism made by
the Commercial Gazette and aclsnowl
edged 10 the impeachment. lie argued
that all men, actuaied by the desire r.
pron,ntr their country's welfare, we're sen
iimeninlists. lie then launched out on
the main address by the statement u
that he would speak only Of questions
affecting the people OF both north and
south, and (2) that he desired Il
I've questioned fully and freely on an,
point upon which the audience dcsirct
10 bo Informed. lie then spoke Of the ~
ccption " JEFF Davis, justifying Il as In hi
speech at Cincinnati last night He then
referred TO the subject Of rebel flags used 10
the Macon demonstration, and touchingl]
descrilNd the love his people felt for thcs'
vm stained banners, and their desire q
behold them once more nj their reunions
lie held that willis there were about
dozen Of them uniurlcd, there were nj leas
$1,000 NATIONAL ilugs displayed, but tina
northern correspondents Of n partisan pres
were affected with color blindness
and could not zee them. In refer
ring 10 the late war, the gen
oral said that nj no time has
the south desired 10 destroy the Union
That shc had furnished too much OF valo
md territory and blood toward its lorna
zion and upbuilding TO wish TO destroy II
that lte war was only the ouigowih Of
ronstruction OF the constitution whic
differed from that Of the people OF th